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What will happen if a solution of sodium hydrocarbonate is heated ? Give the equation of the reaction involved.
Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D
Solution
When a solution of sodium hydrocarbonate (sodium hydrogencarbonate) is heated, sodium carbonate and water are formed with the evolution of carbon dioxide gas.
$\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}
\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\text{Sodium} \\
\text{hydrogencarbonate}
\end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{2NaHC{{O}_{3}}}}\,\xrightarrow{\Delta }\,$ $\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}
\text{Sodium} \\
\text{carbonate}
\end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{N{{a}_{2}}C{{O}_{3}}}}\,\,+\underset{\text{Water}}{\mathop{{{H}_{2}}O}}\,\,+\,\underset{\begin{smallmatrix}
\text{Carbon} \\
\text{dioxide}
\end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C{{O}_{2}}}}\,\uparrow $
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